The Great Escape—Health, Wealth, and Inequality
In this video, Angus Deaton traces the dramatic increase in human prosperity over the past 250 years as well as the widening gap between the poor and sick, and the rich and well.
Inequality and Climate Change: Joseph Stiglitz and Nicholas Stern in Conversation
Watch two of the world’s leading experts on economics and the environment discuss the intersection of climate change and inequality.
Jeff Madrick in Conversation with Paul Krugman
Watch Jeff Madrick discuss themes in his recent book with Nobel Prize–winning economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman.
Senator Elizabeth Warren and Paul Krugman in Conversation
Watch Senator Elizabeth Warren and Paul Krugman address a range of topics, such as consumer safeguards, student loan refinancing, bankruptcy protection, banking controls, minimum wage reform and women’s health care.
Panel: Capital in the Twenty-First Century
Watch French economist Thomas Piketty participate in a panel discussing his new book, Capital in the Twenty-First Century at the Graduate Center.
Panel: Income Inequality LIS Book Launch
In this video, panelists and editors discuss "Income Inequality: Economic Disparities and the Middle Class in Affluent Countries" at its launch.
Income Inequality Today: A Conversation with Branko Milanovic and Janet Gornick, Moderated by William P. Kelly
LIS Director Janet Gornick and World Bank economist Branko Milanovic participated in a discussion on income inequality with William Kelly, the Interim Chancellor of CUNY. The event took place at the Roosevelt Center at Hunter College (CUNY).
Panel: A Discussion on Inequality and Economic Growth
In this video, Paul Krugman and Sir Tony Atkinson discuss the connection between economic growth and inequality.
Keynote Lecture: Inequality and Crises
In this video, Paul Krugman presents his keynote lecture at an international conference held in Luxembourg.